I just put a pair of Torch's on my Karate Monkey this week and I'm similarly impressed with them. I agree with your description of the tread. My Big Apples are a smooth, continuous transition from sidewall to tread but the Torch has a very defined tread section with a well defined border between tread and sidewall. I actually prefer this because it gives the bike a more "planted" feel. If Compass ever comes out with a similar width 700c tire, it will be hard not to purchase a set.
Thanks for posting your Appaloosa. Not only is it a beautiful bike but I've been sitting here imagining a Hunqapillar with Bullmoose bar and Torch tires. Now I know how good it would actually look! On Thursday, April 13, 2017 at 1:20:47 PM UTC-5, Stuart Lovinggood wrote: > > I have gone on a few rides now with Maxxis Torch tires mounted on my > Appaloosa. I'm using the stock rims (25mm outer IIRC). Tires are rated at > 700 x 53 and measure out around 51.5 after breaking in. So far, I like them > more than my Big Bens but maybe not as much as Compass tires. The treaded > area is quite thick compared to the sidewalls and has a hard edge, which I > was not expecting and is also hard to photograph. Folded up it appeared as > though there would be a significant effect on cornering but inflated the > tire has a nice tread coverage. I'm working them down slowly, they're now > at 30/35psi and feel like they could go much lower, but I'm still > experimenting. The tread is grippy even off road and held up on a short > steep dirt climb I've washed out on before. > > >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
